You will be admitted to the hospital on the morning of your surgery, and the nursing staff will assist you with final preparations for surgery. Your family may stay with you until you are transported to the operating room.
Following surgery, you will be taken to the recovery room where the post-operative nurses will monitor your progress as you recover from the anesthesia.
Your family may wait in your hospital room or in the Surgery Waiting Room while you are in surgery and the recovery room. Evergreen Hospital offers a cafeteria with full meal service and a deli offering sandwiches, snacks and coffee drinks for their convenience. Wi-Fi is available throughout the hospital.
Once your initial recovery is complete – usually within two hours – you will be transported to your room on Evergreen’s specialized orthopedic unit, where you will be cared for by orthopedic nurses trained to attend to the unique needs of joint replacement patients.
While there, patients not only recover from surgery but also learn how to care for themselves and work with physical therapists.